It’s Feb. 6 and I just realized that it has been over a month since I last updated our website. Over the break Sarah and I took a class called “Leadership in a Cross-Cultural Context.” It was a good class and more than anything it showed me all the cultural mistakes I made in Nepal. It was a hard realization but I also know that the greatest mistake I can make is a mistake I don’t learn from. Working in a cross-cultural setting brings challenges that almost never go away. These cultural barriers are found on so many different levels and take a lifetime to over come, but a lifetime is what I hope to give.

The one thing I took away from the class was the idea of being a servant. I heard sermons, read books, and wrote papers on the idea but it wasn’t until taking this class that it began to sink in. Why do we serve others? To gain experiance? To work up the ladder? To learn a lesson? No, actually we serve for no other reason but to simply serve. When we serve others with no other motive except love we both glorify God and show others they have worth. In addition there is no greater earthy joy than serving others. Daily God is allowing me to process these thoughts further and my hope is that it radically transforms my life. 

As we look in John 13 at the story of Jesus washing His disciples feet we are faced with the question- will I choose the towel or the robe? The robe in Scripture is reserved for those with honor and prestige, but the towel is the symbol of a servant. What will it be? Will we seek honor or will we serve others with no strings attached. I challenge you as I have been challenged- take up the towel and serve those around you. Don’t just serve when the opportunity presents itself or in places you are comfortable. Make a life change and start living the life of servant. What does a servant seek to do?- humbly serve anywhere, in anyway they can. A life spent serving God and serving others is a life well spent. Christ Himself, God in flesh, said that He did not come to be served but to serve. These words should make us rearrange our lives.